Public Workers

Angry Wisconsin workers occupy Capitol

February 16, 2011 By John Wojcik

Thousands of union members and their allies have effectively occupied the state Capitol and the grounds around it for more than 36 hours now.

Wisconsin lawmakers to vote on GOP gov’s anti-union package

February 16, 2011 By Mark Gruenberg And Dominique Paul Noth

MADISON, Wis. - Even among this year's new wave of Republican governors, Wisconsin's Scott Walker sticks out for his anti-union, anti-state worker legislative package.

GOP attacks public workers collective bargaining rights

February 9, 2011 By John Wojcik

Republicans legislators and the Republican governor in Ohio are intensifying their campaign to turn public workers into scapegoats for the economic problems in their state.

GOP uses “budget cutting” to attack unions

February 7, 2011 By Mark Gruenberg

An influential right-wing group among the House's new GOP majority, the 170-member Republican Study Committee (RSC), is using "budget cutting" as an excuse to attack federal worker union reps.

Officials use budget woes to attack public unions

January 31, 2011 By Mark Gruenberg

State officials around the country are using state and local budget woes as a smokescreen for campaigns against public unions.